I believe in Spinoza's God, Who reveals Himself in the lawful harmony of the world, not in a God Who concerns Himself with the fate and the doings of mankind.

The religious geniuses of all ages have been distinguished by this kind of religious feeling, which knows no dogma and no God conceived in man's image; so that…

How much do I love that noble man More than I could tell with words I fear though he'll remain alone With a holy halo of his own.

'Spinoza did not seek to found a sect, and he founded none'; yet all philosophy after him is permeated with his thought.